Wireless Security

ALSO CALLED:
mSecurity,
Wireless LAN Security,
Wi-Fi Security,
Wireless Network Security,
WLAN Security,
Mobile SecurityDEFINITION: Bluesnarfing is the theft of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection. Bluetooth is a high-speed but very short-range wireless technology for exchanging data between desktop and mobile computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other devices. By exploiting a vulnerability in the way Bluetooth is implemented on a mobile phone, an attacker can access information -- such
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WIRELESS SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): as the user's calendar, contact list and e-mail and text messages -- without leaving any evidence of the attack. Other devices that use Bluetooth, such as laptop computers, may also be vulnerable, although to a lesser extent, by virtue of their more complex systems. Operating in invisible mode protects some devices, but others are vulnerable as long as Bluetooth is enabled.According to a ZDNet UK article, attackers are exploiting a problem with some implementations of the object exchange (OBEX) protocol, which is commonly used to exchange information between wireless devices. An attacker can synchronize Wireless Security definition sponsored by SearchMobileComputing.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary

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